Danielle Guerin

First, let me be honest and mention that I wasn’t always this enthusiastic, positive and full of energy. Without being a pessimist, I was easily influenced by the people surrounding me and the events as they happened. My shift came about during a period where things were rough for my family.

Anyway, to facilitate the process and keep with my “Simple, Easy and Fun” motto, I’ll share some of the things that I do to keep that level of energy and enthusiasm that I’m known for by my clients and colleagues. I’ll spare you the nutrition and exercise part. I’m sure you knew that already.

A matter of choice

1. Choosing the type of day you want to have.
   You see, every morning, I ask myself if I want to have a good day or a GREAT day. I always choose the GREAT day. This means that when something happens, I choose to see the opportunity in the situation.
2. Choosing your reaction to what happens.
   Life is not always picture perfect and sometimes, stuff hits the fan. When I stumble and fall, I just get back up, dust myself off and move forward. For example, this is what I decided to do when someone chose the easy way and copied part of my website to use for her business. After a day or two of dwelling on the situation and nursing a bruised ego, I decided that from now on, I’ll always improve what I know and do. This way, it’s harder to keep up. By the time they use what they copied, I’m already somewhere better.
3. Choosing your playmates.
   All my friends, colleagues and clients are enthusiastic, visionary, goal oriented, caring and authentic people. Somehow, people who don’t fit in don’t stick around for long.
4. Choosing what to do.
   Lately, I’m practicing more and more what I preach to my clients. I delegate and, honestly, I enjoy it very much! I even decided today to delegate meal planning and cooking completely to my husband. He starts tomorrow and we’re both looking forward to it.
5. Choosing what you read.
   These books have helped me shift my perspective and bring more success in my life, personal and professional. On Fire! by Mike Lipkin, The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and How Full is Your Bucket by Donald O. Clifton and Tom Rath.
6. Choosing your battles.
   Choosing when to continue and when to quit. Not all projects are sustainable and sometimes, it’s better to quit and focus on something else. For this, I recommend Seth Godin’s book The Dip.
7. Choosing authenticity and gratitude.
   I’m not perfect. I’m just me and that is enough for plenty of people in my life. A loving friend told me a few years ago that to succeed, all I had to do was find my personal way of being, doing and having. Everyday, I express my gratitude for what I receive (material or not) from others or the Universe. I believe that there is plenty to go around and that “givers gain” in more ways than one.

You now have seven choices to make and I assure you that even if you only apply one or two of those, you’ll notice a change in your energy level.